This director is so innocent.

Chapter 175 Small Goal Achieved

The following morning.

The sun was shining brightly, and the sky was cloudless.

The magpies were chirping on the branches, seemingly foreshadowing good news that day.

As soon as Su Jin and her group left the Pearl River Times Cinema, they received a call from Huang Jiaqiang.

"Hey, Lao Huang."

"Boss, the box office results are in." Huang Jiaqiang's tone was filled with barely suppressed excitement; it seemed the opening day box office was very good.

"How much?" Su Jin asked with a smile.

Having learned from his previous experience, Huang Jiaqiang didn't keep anyone in suspense this time and said directly, "1785 million."

Oh wow————

Awesome Karas.

Yesterday was Friday, and the box office reached 1785 million. Today and tomorrow are the weekend, so the box office may exceed 20 million.

Sixty million in three days, over one hundred million in ten days, and two hundred million is within reach!

"We will continue to increase publicity and strive to break 100 million yuan in box office revenue before the opening of the Olympic Games."

"OK."

"What about Li Xiang's 'Perfect Imperfection'?"

268.

Su Jin wasn't too surprised to hear this number; after all, who knows how well a movie will be received before it's even released?

Moreover, "Perfect Imperfection" also features many stars, such as Li Weilian, Huang Yi, and Liu Hua.

Li Xiang and Wang Han also made cameo appearances in it.

Furthermore, the issuer was Polybona, and the production cost was 600 million, but the company advertised it as 3000 million.

This kind of operation can still lure quite a few viewers into the movie theater.

What's their reputation like?

"It has a bad reputation and receives negative reviews across the internet."

"Give them a boost, and incidentally promote 'The Invisible Guest'."

"Okay, boss."

After hanging up the phone, Su Jin returned to her car in a cheerful mood. As soon as she got in, she felt several pairs of eyes on her.

"Director, are the box office results in?" Sun Honglei asked impatiently.

"Hmm." Su Jin nodded, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense: "Guess how much the box office will be?"

Upon hearing this, everyone rolled their eyes. Why keep us in suspense at a time like this? It's really getting impatient.

Gong Li smiled slightly and said, "Su Jin, stop playing around, everyone's getting impatient."

Seeing this, Su Jin decided not to tease them any further and announced directly, "The box office is very good, reaching 1785 million."

"Holy crap—"

Ni Dahong immediately swore.

Although Sun Honglei didn't swear, judging from his clenched fists, he was probably very excited.

Gong Li remained calm and simply smiled.

After all, she was already the leading lady in a movie with a box office of over 100 million yuan, and the leading lady in the highest-grossing Chinese-language film.

"Red Cliff Part I" is currently aiming for 300 million yuan, and has not yet broken the 290 million yuan box office record of "Curse of the Golden Flower".

"Director, do you think the box office can exceed 200 million?" Sun Honglei asked.

"Two hundred million is a bit difficult, after all, the Olympics will open in a week, and the box office will definitely drop a lot then."

However, if you reveal some exciting information to the media during the upcoming roadshow to attract the audience's attention, you can aim to break 100 million before the opening of the Olympics.

Then two hundred million shouldn't be a problem.

Upon hearing this, Sun Honglei considered the pros and cons carefully, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "OK, for the rest of the roadshow, watch my performance."

"Keep it up," Su Jin encouraged, then closed her eyes to rest.

Online, there was a scene of jubilation.

"The Invisible Guest surpasses 2000 million on its opening day, and Su Jin has achieved her goal of 1 million."

"Su Jin's film 'The Invisible Guest' achieved a resounding success in its opening day, raking in 2000 million yuan at the box office."

"The Invisible Guest grossed over 2000 million yuan on its opening day, and China Film Group has announced that it will increase the number of screenings."

"The Invisible Guest grossed over 2000 million yuan on its opening day. Can Su Jin become a director with a box office of 2 million yuan?"

The media reported 20 million because Huang Jiaqiang publicly claimed it exceeded 20 million.

In this era without real-time box office figures, movie promotion is like this—it's all very exaggerated.

Li Xiang is shameless; she promoted the film to over 400 million views and even tried to piggyback on the popularity of "Crazy Stone."

Huang Jiaqiang didn't expose her because "Perfect Couple" had such a bad reputation and was met with a barrage of criticism online.

"The king of bad movies! How dare they compare this to 'Crazy Stone'?"

"Li Xiang, what kind of taste do you have?"

"This movie is like pinning you down and scratching you relentlessly!"

"Give me back my hour and a half! Give me back my ticket money!"

"A tragedy for Chinese cinema!"

On Mtime.com, users gave the film a score of 5.1 out of 10.

On Douban Movie, more than 4900 netizens participated in the five-star rating, with more than 80% of them giving "Perfect Imperfection" a three-star rating or even lower.

Compared to "Perfect Imperfection", "The Invisible Guest" received overwhelmingly positive reviews.

"The devil may be one foot tall, but the righteous are ten feet tall. One has to admire Su Jin's meticulous screenwriting skills and pacing control."

"The plot, which subverts conventional tropes, is not complicated and can be understood in one reading. However, it is full of plot holes, which are then filled in seamlessly. The various twists and turns are handled perfectly, making it complete, logically clear, and without any loopholes."

"A non-stop thrill ride, a complete overhaul, smooth and fluid, a battle of wits and courage, unraveling the mystery step by step, chilling upon closer inspection, the best of the year."

"The male and female protagonists battle each other, their auras escalating in turn. It's practically a battle between the demonic and the righteous, repeatedly tearing down and reshaping lies and truths. The constant reversals and brainwashing leave viewers no time to verify or doubt."

This film also proves that women in love are easily manipulated, but women who are mothers are invincible.

"The case itself wasn't complicated, but the narrative was extremely compelling. On one hand, there was the unexpected tragedy and the pain of losing a child; on the other hand, there were layers of lies, an attempt to cover up the truth."

The story moves swiftly, getting straight to the point within the first five minutes, and the suspense lasts until the very last minute.

The plot unfolds with unexpected twists and turns, culminating in a surprising ending and masterfully crafted dark humor.

On the movie forum, netizens who won yesterday's bet are making a frenzy of announcements.

"Bro, when do you start the live stream of washing your hair upside down?"

"A real man keeps his word."

Half an hour later, the netizen who lost finally appeared and replied, "I'm not a man, I'm a woman."

"Women are even better! I've never seen anyone wash their hair upside down before!"

"Hey girl, send me a picture. If it looks good, I can wash your hair while you're doing a handstand."

"roll."

This netizen ultimately did not livestream himself washing his hair upside down.

The roadshow venue.

Sun Honglei is really going all out to become the male lead in a 2 million yuan box office hit; he's willing to say anything.

"The Invisible Guest was the cleanest film crew I've ever worked on. There were no petty squabbles or shady dealings. You could just focus on filming."

"Teacher Sun, what does 'unclean film crew' mean?"

"Many of you have probably heard of construction site couples, working couples, traveling couples, and so on."

Actually, there were also couples on set when we were filming.

Think about it!

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Filming for this drama took three or four months, and there were many romantic scenes between the male and female leads. The male lead was handsome, and the female lead was beautiful, so they ended up together.

The reporters' eyes lit up, and they quickly asked, "So, it's true that Hu Jun and Bai Jie went into the tent?"

Sun Honglei did not answer this question, but simply smiled and let everyone guess.

But the media reporters were already quite satisfied, and the next day they published these stories as front-page headlines.

Over the next two days, Sun Honglei did not disappoint the media reporters, dropping a bombshell wherever he went.

It made the front page headlines for three consecutive days, and the box office performance of "The Invisible Guest" did not disappoint Sun Honglei.

The box office exceeded 2000 million on the second day, reaching 2100 million.

On the third day, the box office hit a new record, reaching 2400 million.

It grossed 6285 million over the first three days of the weekend.

Meanwhile, "Perfect Imperfection" was squeezed out by "The Invisible Guest," and its box office revenue for the first three days was less than 500 million.

However, Li Xiang remained shameless, publicly claiming that the film had surpassed 800 million in sales, exceeding the box office of "Crazy Stone," creating the impression of a dark horse in the summer movie season.

Believe it or not, quite a few people actually believed it after this kind of publicity, and some even called Wang Yue "the second" Ning Hao.

Seeing that the box office was far short of the expected 20 million, Wang Yuelun personally stepped in to attract the audience's attention.

When interviewed by reporters, he said, "Ning Hao was my apprentice when he was making music videos. If I lose to him in making movies now, wouldn't I lose face?"

This wasn't made up; it was said by Director Wang himself.

Monday, December 4st.

As the weekdays began, the box office for "The Invisible Guest" dropped by 2000 million, to only 1736 million.

On August 5th, "Ha! Ha! Ha!", produced by Yinmengren Film & Television, directed by Liu Linian, and with an investment of 5 million yuan, was released.

The main cast includes Wu Dawei, Liu Jinshan, Li Qing, and the internet celebrities Hou She Boys.

Liu Linian was not very famous; "Ha! Ha! Ha" was his debut work.

Rumors circulate that he was a member of Jiang Wen's close advisory group and participated in the scriptwriting of films such as "The Sun Also Rises" and "Hibiscus Town".

The screenwriter of this movie is amazing; it's Bruce Firth, the ace screenwriter of the three 007 movies: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World Is Not So Great.

Producer Luo Yan spent seven figures to hire him.

However, this movie is terrible, even worse than "Perfect Imperfection," and its opening day box office was only 32.

This shows the role of celebrities; at least in the early stages, they can attract you to the movie theater.

Although "Ha! Ha! Ha!" has little impact on "The Invisible Guest".

However, the box office revenue dropped by another 200 million, to only 1568 million.

After six days in theaters, the box office reached 9588 million yuan, and it's certain to break 100 million yuan. Huang Jiaqiang has already called to say he wants to throw a celebration banquet.

The celebration banquet was just for publicity purposes and wouldn't cost much, so Su Jin naturally agreed.

On August 7th, Su Jin and her team returned to Beijing after concluding their roadshow.

The Olympics are tomorrow, so there's no point in continuing the roadshow.

However, publicity was still necessary, and three exclusive interviews were arranged for Gong Li, Sun Honglei, and Ni Dahong.

Su Jin himself also accepted an exclusive interview, and he has to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games tomorrow.

The magazine interview was with Southern Weekly, and the host was Zhou, the editor-in-chief of the old flame magazine.

Looking at the spirited man before her, and then at herself, withered and faded, Editor-in-Chief Zhou was filled with emotion.

"What are you thinking about!" Su Jin asked.

"It's nothing, let's get started!" Editor-in-Chief Zhou smiled, tucked a strand of hair behind his ear, and got into work mode.

"Just received news that 'The Invisible Guest' has surpassed 100 million yuan at the box office. Congratulations!"

"Thanks."

"How do you feel about the box office surpassing 100 million?"

"I didn't feel anything, I was quite calm."

"Did you have a feeling that it would break 100 million so quickly?"

"No, I thought it would take about ten days for the box office to break 100 million, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly."

I want to thank the audience for their support, and also my fans for promoting my new movie.

Do you have any plans for your next movie?

"Yes, I'm going to Bangkok to film next week."

"What kind of movie would need to be filmed abroad?"

"It's an action movie with a somewhat sensitive subject matter, so we need to film it there. I'm the lead actor this time."

"What are you talking about?"

"This is a secret; you'll find out next year."

Then they asked some other questions, all of which revolved around "The Invisible Guest".

Finally, Editor-in-Chief Zhou asked, "I heard that 'The Invisible Guest' has grossed over 200 million yuan and there will be a sequel. Is that true?"

"A second season?" Su Jin was stunned. He, the director, screenwriter, and boss, didn't know about a second season. Where did this rumor come from?

"Didn't you know? It's already spread online that the second part is about a real lawyer defending Sun Honglei and getting him acquitted."

What are you talking about?!

Sun Honglei has irrefutable evidence of intentional homicide, and two people at that. He will definitely be sentenced to death, and the death penalty will be carried out immediately.

If you can get away with this, it's a slap in the face to the judiciary, and the prosecutor's office will never let you pass the trial.

Criticism is one thing, but you can't say it like that; this is clearly giving you free publicity!

"As for the second film, it depends on the box office. If it breaks 200 million, we will consider it. At that time, we will take into account the opinions of all netizens."

"Then I wish 'The Invisible Guest' will soon break 200 million."

"Thank you for your kind words."

The next day, at 8:00 AM.

I put on brand new clothes, got a fashionable haircut, and set off for the Bird's Nest.

This time, I'm not going to the Bird's Nest to sing; I'm going to be a mascot.

The singers who sang "Welcome to Beijing" all had to go over, take a group photo in the middle, and act as mascots in the evening.

At this time, quite a few people had already arrived backstage at the Bird's Nest.

As soon as Su Jin entered the backstage area, many people congratulated him, mainly some actors.

He has many singers as well, after all, he is also a top-notch lyricist.

"Su Jin." Han Hong saw Su Jin and walked over enthusiastically.

"Sister Hong, you're here so early."

"The sooner the better, so they won't say I'm being arrogant."

"Hahaha—Sister Hong, you are a big star, so how can you say you're acting like one?"

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Have you written any songs lately?"

"no."

"No? Didn't you compose three songs for Yiyan?"

"You know that?"

"You're a very busy person. This news has already spread throughout the industry. Xiao Ke said the song is of very high quality and has a good chance of winning this year's Golden Melody Award."

"Xiao Ke is just bragging. The quality of my own album goes without saying! Not a single song won a Golden Melody Award."

Han Hong shook her head and smiled. She knew all too well the Golden Melody Awards' character: closed-minded and xenophobic.

She nudged Su Jin's arm and laughed, "Seriously, do you have time to write a song for me?"

"Sister Hong, you're such a big star, you still need me to write songs? Don't you write songs yourself?"

"I have no inspiration, I can't write anything." After explaining, Han Hong asked about songwriting.

Su Jin didn't want to agree at first, but then she suddenly thought of a song that was quite suitable for Han Hong.

It's not fair to say it's suitable!

Because she wrote this song herself.